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Scary
and Bridge
Charrière
and Morrison
Charrière
and Vazquez
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Curator Sharon Matt
Atkins  Following the performance of Duino Elegy #1, the formal program of The New Jersey INTERNATIONAL Book Arts Symposium
closed, as usual, with an opening. An exhibition of artists' books, curated by Sharon Matt
Atkins will run through January, and includes original work by Ricardo
Anguia, Lynne
Allen, Gérard Charrière, Béatrice
Coron, Eric Desmazieires, Consuelo
Gotay, Barbara
Henry, Rand
Huebsch, Rocco
Scary and Ilse
Schreiber-Noll, as well as original Chinese paper provided by Nancy
Norton Tomasko. While the New Jersey Book Arts Symposium traditionally
exhibits work by New Jersey artists participating in the annual Symposium,
exibits by Anguia and Gotay are included because they help to illustrate
the scholarship of New Jersey scholars Pam Scheineman and Lourdes Vazquez
(respectively). Desmazieres' work points to our original intention to have
this internationally acclaimed artist be our keynote speaker--an intention
scuttled by the cancellation of the Print Fair as a result of the
unavailability of the Armory. Although the New Jersey Book Arts Symposium
remains steadfastly committed to foregrounding the work of New Jersey
artists (and in Allen, Charrière, Coron, Henry, Huesch, Scary and
Schreiber-Noll, we have demonstrated the extraordinary breadth and talent
of the artists who have lived and worked in our state), Desmazieres'
presence in our midst seemed a fitting and eloquent declaration of this
Symposium's international orientation. |
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